I had the opportunity to attend some sessions on peer observation at the Learning Forward conference…one interesting presentation was by Vanderbilt and Tennessee DoE. They are working with six districts using peer observation GROUPS. Teachers work in horizontal or vertical teams to review lessons (they video their lessons) and give feedback…Read More

As observations and peer observations are going on, this article might add some perspective!
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may14/vol71/num08/Rethinking-Classroom-Observation.aspx

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/reading-like-a-historian-sourcing
This is a link to a Teaching Channel resource with lesson plans and a video of a teacher doing a Sourcing lesson with the Gulf of Tonkin as the content. Great resource for High School and AP teachers

Looking forward to sharing idea, resources, and engaging in conversation with Social Studies Teacher Leaders!!